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of Dubuque which includes the
Archdiocese of Dubuque (Iowa)
and Dioceses of Davenport, Des
Moines and Sioux City (Iowa). See Map Below.
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Chancery: 1229 Mt. Loretta
- P.O. Box 479 - Dubuque, IA 52004
Phone: (319) 556-2580.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque presently encompasses the NORTHEASTERN
Iowa counties of: Allamakee, Benton, Blackhawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro
Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy,
Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Mitchell,
Story, Tama, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth and Wright.
History
of the Archdiocese of Dubuque - from 1673 when French Jesuit, Jacques
Marquette "...passed by the shores of what is now Dubuque
and Iowa, this country was attached, at least
theoretically, to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Quebec
in Canada..."
"...Archdiocese
of Dubuque (Dubuquensis), established, 28 July, 1837,
created an archbishopric, 1893, comprises that part of Iowa, U.S.A., north of
Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Scott, and east of Kossuth,
Humboldt, Webster, and Boone Counties..."
Notre Dame Archives Collection, 1843-[1936] - the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
Archdiocesan Education Services
Eighth
and Washington Sts. - Cedar Falls, IA 50613.
Waterloo, IA Sacred
Heart Parish History from 1908.
- Sacred Heart
Parish (JONES County,
IA)
309 Church Street - Oxford Junction,
IA 52323
E-mail: DBQ155@impresso.com
The congregation at Sacred
Heart, in Oxford Juncion (JONES County),
which is within the Archdiocese of Dubuque, is served from the following Sacred
Heart parish at Lost Nation, IA which is within the Diocese of Davenport.
Sacred Heart Parish (CLINTON
County, IA -
Davenport Diocese)
909 Main Street, P.O.
Box 127 - Lost Nation, IA 52254-0127
Phone: (319) 678-2200 E-mail:
sheartln@netins.net
- St. Mary Parish -
(Hardin County, IA)
611 Sherman Ave. - Ackley, IA Phone: (515) 847-2329.
St. Joseph
Church Hall: 223 2nd Avenue
E. - Cresco,
IA 52136
Phone: (319) 547-4652.
Street Address: 124 N. Main Street
- Protivin,
IA
Mailing Address: Box 205 - Protivin, IA
52163-0205
- Assumption
Catholic Church Parish - (Cresco, Howard County,
IA)
116 3rd Street E. - Cresco, IA Phone: (319) 547-3243.
Chancery: St. Vincent Center
- 2706 N. Gaines St.
- Davenport, IA 52804.
Phone: (563) 324-1911 Fax: (563) 324-5842
E-mail: communication
@ davenportdiocese.org
The Diocese of Davenport encompasses the SOUTHEASTERN Iowa counties of
Appanoose, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Des Moines (county), Henry, Iowa, Jasper,
Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine,
Poweshiek, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello, and Washington.
When established, on
8 May, 1881, it embraces the four southern tiers of counties of the State of Iowa, U.S.A.
From the time of the Louisiana Purchase down to 1827 the present Diocese of
Davenport was included in the Diocese of New Orleans [Louisiana];
from 1827 to 1837 it formed part of the Diocese of St. Louis [Missouri];
and from 1837 to 1881 it belonged to the Diocese of Dubuque [Iowa].
SCOTT
County, Iowa
(SCOTT County,
IA) - with HISTORY
422 East 10th Street - Davenport,
Iowa 52803
Phone: (563) 324-3257 | E-mail:
shcathdav@aol.com
(The parish was first named St. Margaret's, but was renamed The
Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1891, when the new Cathedral was built.)
- Holy Family Parish
(SCOTT County, IA)
1923 N. Fillmore Street - Davenport, IA
52804-2198
Phone: (563) 322-0901 E-mail:
morrissey@revealed.net
- Our Lady of
Victory Parish (SCOTT
County, IA)
4105 N. Division Street - Davenport, IA
52806-4741
Phone: (563) 391-4245 E-mail:
olvdav@earthlink.net
- St. Alphonsus Parish (SCOTT County,
IA)
2618 Boies Avenue,
Davenport, IA
52802-2116
Phone: (563) 322-0987 E-mail:
staldav@attglobal.net
St. Peter's, in Buffalo,
is also served from St. Alphonsus Parish.
- St. Anthony Parish
(SCOTT County, IA)
417 N. Main Street - Davenport, IA 52801-1494
Phone: (563) 322-3303 E-mail:
stanthonys@revealed.net
- St. Mary Parish
(SCOTT County, IA)
516 Fillmore Street - Davenport, IA 52802-1293
Phone: (563) 322-3383 E-mail:
stmarydav@revealed.net
- St. Paul the
Apostle Parish (SCOTT
County, IA)
916 E. Rusholme Street
- Davenport, IA 52803-2596
Phone: (563) 322-7994 E-mail: stpaul@excelonline.com
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (SCOTT County,
IA)
1506 Brown Street - Bettendorf, IA 52722-4915
Phone: (563) 359-0345 E-mail:
lourdes@revealed.net
4097 18th Street - Bettendorf, IA 52722-2120
Phone: (563) 332-7910
E-mail: office@stjohnvianneybettendorf.org
- St. Andrew Parish (SCOTT County, IA)
333 W. Lotte Street
- Blue Grass, IA 52726-9742
Phone: (563) 381-1363 E-mail:
stmarywi@netins.net
St. Andrew's is attended from St. Mary's, in Wilton
(Muscatine County).
St. Mary Parish (MUSCATINE
County, IA)
701 E. 3rd Street, P.O. Box 477 - Wilton, IA 52778-0477
Phone: (563) 732-2271
E-mail: stmarywi@netins.net
- St. Peter Parish (SCOTT County, IA)
406 4th Street
- Buffalo, IA
52728-0488
Phone: (563) 381-2865 E-mail:
staldav@attglobal.net
St. Peter's is attended from St. Alphonsus,
in Davenport (Scott County).
St. Alphonsus Parish (SCOTT
County, IA)
2618 Boies Avenue, Davenport,
IA 52802-2116
Phone: (563) 322-0987
E-mail: staldav@attglobal.net
- Our Lady of the
River Parish (SCOTT
County, IA)
28200 - 226th Place, P.O. Box 32 - Le
Claire, IA 52753-0032
Phone: (563) 289-5736 E-mail:
olor@tricor.net
This concregation
is attended from St. Ann's
in Long Grove.
- St.
Ann Parish (SCOTT County,
IA)
16550 - 290th Street - Long Grove, IA
52756-9609
Phone: (563) 285-4596 E-mail: stanlong@netins.net
- Sacred Heart
Parish (CLINTON County,
IA)
909 Main Street, P.O. Box 127 - Lost
Nation, IA 52254-0127
Phone: (563) 678-2200 E-mail:
sheartln@netins.net
The congregation at Sacred
Heart, in Oxford Juncion (JONES County),
which is within the Archdiocese of Dubuque, is served from this Sacred Heart
parish at Lost Nation, IA which is within the Diocese of Davenport.
APPANOOSE County, Iowa
- St. Mary Parish
(APPANOOSE County, IA)
828 S. 18th Street - Centerville, IA 52544-2599
Phone: (641) 437-1984 E-mail:
smciacpps@jetnetinc.net
CEDAR County, Iowa
- St. Mary Parish
(CEDAR County, IA)
302 W. Reeder Street,
P.O. 457 - Mechanicsville, IA 52306-0457
Phone: (563) 432-6236 E-mail:
marymech@netins.net
CLINTON County, Iowa
- Church of the
Visitation Parish (CLINTON
County, IA)
1032 Middle Road - Camanche, IA
52730-1032
Phone: (563) 259-1188 E-mail:
pastor@visitationcamanche.org
- Assumption and St.
Patrick Parish (CLINTON
County, IA)
147 Broadway Street - Charlotte, IA 52731-9686
Phone: (563) 677-2758 E-mail:
ssmjasp@netins.net
- Jesus Christ,
Prince of Peace Parish (CLINTON
County, IA)
505 9th Avenue S.
- Clinton, IA 52732-5854
Phone: (563) 242-3311 E-mail: jcpop@cis.net
- St. James Parish
(CLINTON County, IA)
- 670 Mill Street - Toronto, IA
52777;
- Mailing
Address: P. O. Box
127, Lost Nation,
IA 52254
- Phone: (563)
678-2200
DAVIS County, Iowa
- St. Mary Magdalen Church (DAVIS County, IA)
Bloomfield, IA
Phone: (641) 664-2553 E-mail: stpatott@netins.net
St. Mary's is attended from St. Patrick Parish, in Ottumwa
(Wapello County)
St. Patrick Parish (WAPELLO County, IA)
222 N. Ward Street - Ottumwa, IA 52501-4398
Phone: (515)
682-4212 E-mail: stpatott@netins.net
DES MOINES County, Iowa
- SS. John and Paul
Parish (DES MOINES County,
IA)
700 Division Street - Burlington, IA 52601-5415
Phone: (319) 752-6733 E-mail:
stjohnbu@interl.net
- St. Mary Parish (DES MOINES County, IA)
13204 Dodgeville Road - Dodgeville,
IA 52650-9875
Phone: (319) 985-2122 E-mail:
smchurch@netins.net
St. Joseph's, in Columbus Junction
(Louisa County) is also served from St. Mary's
in Dodgeville.
HENRY
County, Iowa
- St. Alphonsus Parish (HENRY County,
IA)
607 S. Jackson Street - Mount Pleasant, IA 52641-2696
Phone: (319) 385-8410 E-mail:
njadam@se-iowa.net
IOWA County, Iowa
- St. Patrick Parish
(Iowa County, IA)
957 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 183 -
Marengo, IA 52301-0183
Phone: (319) 642-5438 E-mail:
stmarysw@avalon.net
- St.
Joseph Parish (IOWA County, IA)
221 N. Knollridge Street
- North English, IA 52316-9552
Phone: (319) 664-3325 E-mail:
jjwhalen@netins.net
- St.
Joseph Parish (IOWA County, IA)
862 F52 Trail, P.O. Box 17 - Parnell,
IA 52325-0017
Phone: (319) 668-1855 E-mail:
jjwhalen@netins.net
This parish is attended from St. Joseph's in North English, IOWA County, IA
JASPER County, Iowa
- Immaculate
Conception Parish (JASPER
County, IA)
305 E. Howard Street - Colfax, IA 50054-1025
Phone: (515) 674-3711 E-mail:
imccolfax@uswest.net
- Sacred Heart
Parish (JASPER County,
IA)
1115 S. 8th Avenue
E., P.O. Box 1478 - Newton, IA 50208-1478
Phone: (641) 792-2050 E-mail:
shnewton@pcpartner.net
St. Peter Parish (Cosgrove, JOHNSON
County, IA)
4022 Cosgrove Road SW - Oxford,
IA 52322-9798
Phone: (319) 645-2077 E-mail:
imelou@aol.com
St. Peter's is attended from St. Mary's, in Oxford
(Johnson County).
- St. Mary Parish (JOHNSON County, IA)
216 W. Jayne Street,
P.O. Box 416 - Lone Tree, IA 52755-0416
Phone: (319) 629-4225 E-mail:
ckaalbergplc@juno.com
- St. Mary Parish (JOHNSON County, IA)
215 Summit Street, P.O. Box 80 - Oxford,
IA 52322-0080
Phone: (319) 828-4180 E-mail:
stmary@worldnet.att.net
St. Peter's, in Cosgrove, is also served from St. Mary's Parish.
KEOKUK County, Iowa
- Holy Trinity
Parish (KEOKUK County,
IA)
109 N. Lincoln Street - Keota, IA 52248-9757
Phone: (641) 636-3883 E-mail:
trinitykeota@lisco.net
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (KEOKUK County, IA)
P.O. Box 98 - Keswick, IA 50136-0098
Phone: (319) 738-3631 E-mail:
stmarysgrnvia@lisco.com
LEE
County, Iowa
- All Saints Parish (LEE County, IA)
310 S. 9th Street - Keokuk, IA 52632-4604
Phone: (319) 524-8334 E-mail:
alstskeo@gatecity.com
- St.
Joseph Parish (LEE County,
IA)
503 Spruce Street, P.O. Box 206 - Montrose,
IA 52639-0206
Phone: (319) 463-5443 E-mail:
stjoseph@interl.net
LOUISA
County, Iowa
- St.
Joseph Parish (LOUISA County,
IA)
815 2nd Street
- Columbus Junction, IA 52738-1205
Phone: (319) 728-8210 E-mail:
josephmary@lisco.net
St. Joseph's is attended from St.
Mary's, in Dodgeville (Des Moines
County).
St. Mary Parish (DES
MOINES County, IA)
13204 Dodgeville Road - Dodgeville, IA 52650-9875
Phone: (319) 985-2122 E-mail:
smchurch@netins.net
MAHASKA County, Iowa
- St. Mary Parish
(MAHASKA County, IA)
315 1st Avenue E. - Oskaloosa, IA 52577-3106
Phone: (641) 673-6680 E-mail:
stmosky@kdsi.net
MARION
County, Iowa
- St. Anthony Parish
(MARION County, IA)
1202 Woodland
- Knoxville,
IA 50138-1013
Phone: (641) 828-7050 E-mail:
anthony@harenet.net
- Sacred Heart
Parish (MARION
County, IA)
P.O. Box 277 - Melcher, IA 50163-0277
Phone: (641) 947-3261 E-mail:
frsorubg@harenet.net
MONROE County, Iowa
- St. Mary Parish
(MONROE County, IA)
730 Benton Avenue W., P.O. Box 365 - Albia,
IA 52531-0365
Phone: (641) 932-5130 E-mail: stmaryalbia@cknet.net
- St. Peter Parish
(MONROE County, IA)
601 W. 6th Street
P.O. Box 8 - Lovilia, IA
50150-0008
Phone: (641) 946-8298 E-mail: sspeteandpat@lisco.com
IAGenWeb for Monroe County, includes:
St.
Peter's Cemetery Gravestones and Information, by Stephen Stewart
Monroe County
Genealogical Society identifies Church Records &
Histories among Library Holdings.
- St. Patrick Parish
(MONROE County, IA)
P.O. Box 154 - Melrose, IA 52569-0154
Phone: (641) 726-3531 E-mail:
sspeteandpat@lisco.com
This congregation is attended from St.
Peter's in Lovilia,
IA.
MUSCATINE County, Iowa
- SS. Mary &
Mathias Parish (MUSCATINE
County, IA)
215 W. 8th Street - Muscatine, IA
52761-3362
Phone: (563) 263-1416 E-mail:
marymath@muscanet.com
- Our Lady of
Guadalupe Parish (MUSCATINE
County, IA)
417 Green Street - Muscatine, IA 52761-2851
Phone: (563) 263-7788 E-mail:
olg6@juno.com
- St. Mary Parish
(MUSCATINE County, IA)
201 Short Street, P.O. Box B - Nichols, IA
52766-0190
Phone: (319) 723-4566 E-mail:
ckaalbergplc@juno.com
- St. Mary Parish
(MUSCATINE County, IA)
701 E. 3rd Street, P.O. Box 477 - Wilton,
IA 52778-0477
Phone: (563) 732-2271 E-mail:
stmarywi@netins.net
POWERSHIEK County, Iowa
- St. Patrick Parish
(POWESHIEK County, IA)
215 Jackson Street - Brooklyn, IA 52211-0512
Phone: (641) 522-7714 E-mail:
stpatbkn@netins.net
1002 Broad Ave. - Grinell, IA
50112 with HISTORY of
St. Mary's from the time of the first Mass in Grinnell, reported to be
1864.
WAPELLO County, Iowa
- St. Mary of the
Visitation Parish (WAPELLO
County, IA)
216 Court Street - Ottumwa, IA
52501-2586
Phone: (641) 682-4559 E-mail:
stmaryinottumwa@pcsia.com
- St. Patrick Parish
(WAPELLO County, IA)
222 N. Ward Street - Ottumwa,
IA 52501-4398
Phone: (641) 682-4212 E-mail:
stpatott@netins.net
St. Mary Magdalen Church, in Bloomfield (Davis
County) is also served
from St. Patrick's.
Chancery: 601 Grand Avenue
- Des Moines, IA 50309
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1816 - Des Moines,
IA 50306
Phone: (515) 243-7653
The Diocese of Des Moines encompasses the SOUTHWESTERN Iowa counties of Adair,
Adams, Audubon, Cass, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison,
Lucas, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby,
Taylor, Union, Warren, and Wayne.
POLK County, Iowa
- St. Ambrose
Cathedral: (Polk
County, Iowa)
607 High Street - Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 288-7411
1915 University Avenue - Des Moines, IA. 50314
Phone: (515) 244-3101 - E-mail: basilicadm@aol.com
15 Indianola Road - Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: (515) 244-4709
545 - 42nd Street - Des Moines, IA
50312
Phone: (515) 255-1175 | Fax: (515) 255-7969
Email: info@staugustin.org
650 N.E. 52nd Avenue, Des
Moines, IA 50313
Phone: (515) 265-5001 Email: dmallsaints@att.net
5711 SW Ninth Street - Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: (515) 285-2888
- St.
Joseph Parish: (Polk County, Iowa)
3300 Easton Blvd. - Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone: (515) 266-2226
4605 NW 47th Ct. - Box 13170 - Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone: (515) 276-4042 Email: stmarys@stmarysdsm.org
618 East 18th Street - Des Moines, IA 50316
Phone: (515) 266-4265 -
E-mail: loretta@stpeterparish.org
- St. Teresa
Parish: (Polk County,
Iowa)
1230 Merle Hay Road - Des Moines, IA 50311
Phone: (515) 279-4654 -
E-mail: parishoffice@yahoo.com
2926 Beaver Avenue - Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone: (515) 255-3162 - E-mail:
dianet@holytrinitydm.org
- Visitation
Parish: (Polk County,
Iowa)
1271 East 9th Street - Des Moines, IA 50316
Phone: (515) 266-6695
- 510 East First Street - Ankeny, IA
50021
Phone: (515) 964-3038 | Fax: (515) 964-5997.
- St. Pius X Parish
- [est. 1955] (Polk
County)
- 3663 66th Street - Urbandale, IA
50322
Phone: (515) 276-2059
ADAIR
County, Iowa
ADAMS
County, Iowa
AUDUBON
County, Iowa
CASS
County, Iowa
- 106 West 6th Street - Atlantic, IA
50022
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County, Iowa
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County, Iowa
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County, Iowa
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County, Iowa
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County, Iowa
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County, Iowa
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County, Iowa
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County, Iowa
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POLK County, Iowa
POTTAWATTAMIE
County, Iowa
- 3501 North 9th Street - Carter Lake, IA
501510 Phone: (712) 347-6631
RINGGOLD
County, Iowa
SHELBY
County, Iowa
TAYLOR
County, Iowa
UNION
County, Iowa
WARREN
County, Iowa
- 2566 Scotch Ridge Road - P.O. Box 35 - Carlisle, IA 50047
WAYNE
County, Iowa
Chancery: P.O. Box 3379 - Sioux
City, IA 51102
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corner of Iowa including: Boone, Buena Vista,
Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson,
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Carmelite Monastery:
2901 So. Cecelia - Sioux City,
Iowa 51106
1821 Jackson St. - P.O. Box 3379 Sioux City,
IA 51102.
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Iowa
In 1673: Father Jacques Marquette
visited a Peoria village on the Mississippi.
Missionary visits to area Indian villages continued with visits from Franciscan
Father Louis Hennepin
and Gabriel de la Ribourde. The area now known
as Iowa was encompassed within the
ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Quebec in Canada.
(See History
and ca. 1688
Map of New France.)
From 1763 until 1793, the wilderness of Iowa
was theoretically part of the Louisiana
colony, and came under the rule of the Spain.
During this period, the Louisiana colony was
encompassed by the Cuban
diocese, which then (1786) comprised, besides the island itself, the
territories of Louisiana and Florida. Occasionally the Louisiana Territory
was also influenced by the bishops of New Spain and Mexico.
From 1793 until 1809: The Northwest was encompassed by the newly formed Diocese
of New Orleans, (Louisiana)
established in 1793.
In 1803, United States President, Thomas Jefferson, purchased the Louisiana Territory
from France.
This territory included most of the geographic area extending north and south
almost the full distance of the Mississippi River through present day United States.
The Louisiana Purchase encompasses all or a portion of the following U. S.
states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas,
Wyoming,
From 1809 until 1815, the area was encompassed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore
(Maryland).
The area now known as Iowa was within Upper Louisiana. (In 1812, when
Louisiana became a state, Upper Louisiana was called the Territory of
Missouri.)
From l815 until 1818, the area of Upper and Lower
Louisiana was encompassed by the Diocese of New Orleans with
Bishop Louis Dubourg.
In 1818, Bishop Louis Dubourg relocated from New Orleans to the see of St. Louis.
In 1832, Father Charles Van Quickenborne, came into Keokuk,
Iowa, and the area remained
within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of St. Louis.
In 1833, the first Mass celebrated within the limits of Iowa,
by the Rev. C.P. Fitzmorris, of Galena,
Illinois, in the home of Patrick Quigley in
the city of Dubuque, Iowa.
In 1834 that part of the Louisiana Purchase now included in the State of Iowa was made a part of the Territory of Michigan.
Then, in 1836 it became a part of, the new Territory
of Wisconsin, and in 1838 was
established separately as the Territory
of Iowa.
In 1836, St. Raphael's Church was built at Dubuque, Iowa.
In 1837, the Diocese of Dubuque was established to encompass the geographical
area which included present day states of Iowa
and Minnesota
and "...those parts of the present states of North
Dakota and South Dakota which lie to the east of the Missouri
River.
In 1838, St. Anthony's Church was built in Davenport,
and Father De Smet founded St.
Joseph's Mission at Council Bluffs. The same year, the Iowa Territory was
established from the Territory of Wisconsin west of the Mississippi River,
"...and west of a line drawn due north from the headwaters or sources of
the Mississippi to the territorial line..."
In 1843, the Sisters of Charity , at the
invitation of Bishop Matthias Loras, located in Iowa,
and founded Clark College in Dubuque.
On 28 December, 1846, Iowa was admitted to the
Union as the twenty-ninth State.
In 1850, the Diocese of St. Paul (Minnesota)
was formed from the Diocese of Dubuque, to encompass the geographical area of
present-day Minnesota
and the eastern portion of the Dakotas.
The area of the entire state of Iowa
remained within the Diocese of Dubuque. The same year, the Trappist
Monastery of Our Lady of New Melleray was established.
In 1856, the cornerstone was laid for St. Margaret's Church in Davenport. St.
Margaret's would later (1881) be selected, by the Very Reverend John McMullen,
as the Cathedral. It was renamed The Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral,
in 1891, when the new Cathedral was built.
In 1881, the Diocese of
Davenport was formed, from the Diocese of Dubuque, to encompass the
southern half of the state of Iowa.
The Very Reverend John McMullen was appointed the first Bishop of the newly
formed diocese, and St. Margaret's (Sacred
Heart of Jesus Cathedral) was chosen as the Cathedral. (The parish was first named St. Margaret's, but was renamed The
Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1891, when the new Cathedral was built.)
In 1882, St.
Ambrose University was established, by The Most Reverend John McMullen,
DD., "...as a seminary and school of commerce for young men..."
In 1893, the Diocese of Dubuque was elevated to an Archdiocese.
In 1902, the Diocese of Sioux City was formed, from the western portion of the
Archdiocese of Dubuque, to encompass the northwestern area of Iowa.
- In 1911, the Diocese of Des
Moines was formed, from a portion of the Diocese of Davenport, to
encompass 24 counties in southwestern Iowa.
1550 Clarke Drive
- Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Phones: (319) 588-6300 or 1-800-383-2345.
- Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary - Moments in History.
- Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa
- Carmelite Nuns, of Eldridge, Iowa
- History of St. Patrick's
Catholic Church (Cedar Falls, Iowa) from 1854
- The
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport: The Cathedral and Its History
- History of Iowa,
by John I. Mullany, from The Catholic
Encyclopedia, Volume VIII, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company, Online
Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
"...The first Mass celebrated within the limits of Iowa was said in the year 1833, by the Rev. C.P. Fitzmorris, of Galena, Illinois, in the home of Patrick Quigley in the city of Dubuque, and the first Catholic church
in the state was built at Dubuque
by the celebrated Dominican missionary, Samuel Mazzuchelli,
in 1836. On 10 December, 1837, the Very Rev. Mathias Loras,
Vicar-General of the Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, was consecrated first Bishop
of Dubuque..."
"...Erected 25 April, 1793, as the Diocese of Saint Louis of
New Orleans; raised to its present rank and title 19 July, 1850. Its original
territory comprised the ancient Louisiana purchase and East and West Florida..."
...In 1827, Diocese of Louisiana comprised, roughly speaking, the
territory extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Dominion of Canada and from
the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains...
"...Archdiocese of Dubuque (Dubuquensis),
established, 28 July, 1837, created an archbishopric, 1893, comprises that part
of Iowa, U.S.A., north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Scott,
and east of Kossuth, Humboldt, Webster, and Boone Counties..."
- History of the
Archdiocese of Dubuque - from 1673 when French Jesuit, Jacques
Marquette "...passed by the shores of what is now Dubuque
and Iowa, this country was attached, at
least theoretically, to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Quebec in Canada..."
- History of the Diocese
of Davenport (Iowa), by Wm. P. Shannahan,
from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1908, by Robert Appleton
Company, Online Edition, 1999 by Kevin Knight.
When established, on 8 May, 1881, it embraces the four southern
tiers of counties of the State of Iowa, U.S.A.
From the time of the Louisiana Purchase down to 1827 the present Diocese of
Davenport was included in the Diocese of New Orleans
[Louisiana]; from 1827 to 1837 it formed part
of the Diocese of St.
Louis [Missouri]; and from 1837 to
1881 it belonged to the Diocese
of Dubuque [Iowa].
When Bishop Loras arrived in Dubuque in April, 1839, his diocese contained
two churches. St. Raphael's in Dubuque,
built in 1836, and St. Anthony's in Davenport,
built in 1838. The Rev. Samuel Mazzuchelli,
O.P., who had been labouring in the territory since
1835, was the only priest. Bishop Loras brought
2 additional priests: Rev. Joseph Cretin, afterwards first Bishop of St. Paul,
and the Rev. J. A. M. Pelamourgues.
Formed from the western part of the Diocese of Omaha, in 1912, the Diocese of
Kearney was a sufferage of the Archdiocese of
Dubuque, IA. It encompassed the Nebraska
counties of Keyapaha, Rock, Garfield,
Valley, Sherman, Buffalo,
Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Scotts, Bluffs,
Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Garden, Sheridan,
Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, McPherson, Logan,
Custer, Blane, Loup, Brown,
and part of the counties of Dawson, Lincoln, Keith, and Deuel. See Local
Catholic Nebraska*.
P.O. Box 98 - Marvin, SD 57251-0098 Phone: (605)
398-9200
Fax: (605) 398-9201 E-mail: indian@bluecloud.org
Emphasizing that each, of the many distinct Nations, has it's own
history and culture, "...The principal purpose of the Center is to inform
the general public of the world view, the philosophy of life, the spiritual
insight of Native Peoples..."
Carmelite Monastery: 2901 So. Cecelia - Sioux City, Iowa 51106
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General Iowa
History, Genealogy & Directory Links
Iowa census enumerations began in
1850. The census through 1925 are open to the public.
Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Records
Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Questions? Call (515) 281-4944
In Iowa, registration of births, deaths and marriages began July 1, 1880. No
records of events prior to July 1, 1880, are on file in this office.
Uncertified copies are also available to qualified applicants from local county
registrars' offices. There is a fee for each record requested, and State
of Iowa Commemorative
Certificates of
Marriage or Commemorative
Certificates of Live Birth are offered as well.
the Lucas
Building, 321 East 12th.
Street, Des Moines, IA 50319.
Additional
information, indices available, and more.
- Genealogical
information and assistance may also be obtained by writing to:
Iowa Genealogical
Society
6000 Douglas
Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50322
Phone: (515) 276-0287 E-mail: igs@digiserve.com
Iowa's Past - Named for a
native tribe, the area which became Iowa was
part of the Louisiana Purchase, and closed to
non-native settlement prior to the Black Hawk War, which ended in 1832.
The Sauk and Fox tribal land
cessions followed. Non-native settlement began with the Black Hawk
Purchase, and Iowa became part of Michigan Territory
until 1836, when Michigan
achieved statehood. From 1836, until 1838, Iowa
was part of the Wisconsin
Territory. Finally,
two years later, Iowa Territory was carved out of the area of Wisconsin Territory
west of the Mississippi River.
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References used include:
· 11990
Catholic Almanac. Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato
(Associate Editor). Huntington:
Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
and
· 1998 Catholic Almanac.
Felician
A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and
Compilers). Huntington:
Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
· 2New Advent, Inc. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the
Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent,
Inc. (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia:
an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline
and History of the Catholic Church. Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint: Appleton
(New York)
1907-1912.)
· History of the
Archdiocese of Dubuque. Archdiocese of Dubuque.
<http://www.archdiocese.dbq.pvt.k12.ia.us/progs_acts.htm>
· Britannica Book of the Year. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 1998.
Britannica Online is accessed at http://www.eb.com/
Information learned
from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Churches.
List:
· Archdiocese of Dubuque (Iowa)
[est. 18371]
Diocese of Davenport (Iowa) [est. 18811]
Diocese of Des Moines (Iowa) [est. 19111]
Diocese of Sioux City (Iowa)
[est. 19021]
